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'''DNS''' =  '''D'''omain '''N'''ame '''S'''ystem

== Explanation ==

The DNS is mainly used to access entities in the network via a name (e.g. 'wikipedia.org' or 'Phone82338') instead of an IP addresses (e.g. 66.230.200.100 or 192.168.1.66). This is more intuitive for users (e.g. trying to access the user web page of a phone) and more flexible (e.g. if IP server address is changing while installing other components - the domain name remains unchanged).

== See also ==

{{wp|en|Domain name system}}

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